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I changed my mind. I'm back, and I *like* that picture. You're welcome to keep it in the sidebar.

You're reading him wrong. Read it as literary nonfiction, not as debate or reportage. He's not predicting; he's opining on how the future might appear, using metaphors and historical examples (see my ...

Bruce Sterling is having a conversation with a group of Well members about the future at [url=http://www.well.com/conf/inkwell.vue/topics/317/Bruce-Sterling-State-of-the-Worl-page01.html]his annual "S ...

But that's a pretty generous assessment of the future considering humanity's tendency to fight about stuff don't ya think?
Well, the past four and a half years have shown us that expensive oil does n ...

I forget who was the President in the 1980's

I try to forget who was the president in the 1980s.

Then I try to forget who is the president now.

I think we should ban bags period.

Yes, and ban string. And any contrivance for carrying a more items than can fit in a person's arms.

Bring your own reuseable bag to the store.

Wait a minute ...

This ingenuity and willingness to sacrifice just goes to show what it really takes for people to band together to solve the problems we face in the near future.

Words just fail me ... oh wait ...

This is your typical idiot liberal feel-good, feckless law of the day.

I can just picture all of the proud idiots lining up at the check out, righteously loading their 48 packs of Evian into clot ...

I think we should ban bags period.

Yes, and ban string. And any contrivance for carrying a more items than can fit in a person's arms.

Bring your own reuseable bag to the store.

Wait a minute ...

I own a Brompton, which I used to ride all the time. However, now I live on a big, steep hill and I need a full sized bike to get up it. Even then, I sometimes walk it up "the wall" if I'm feeling exh ...

I think there's a logic fallacy in there, in that you cannot be optimistic or pessimistic about anything that has already fully played out. However you can be optimistic/pessimistic about the future a ...

I was reading Bruce Sterling's latest "State of the World" conversation and I came across this gem about the optimist vs. pessimist debate. In one awesome paragraph, he shows the whole controversy to ...

Like Omnitir said, only more so. Wink

I believe that reality is complex.

Nonetheless, I'm ~75% optimistic. This is likely a genetic predisposition.

Jeb Bush president in 2020? Sounds like a doom scenario to me.

Patti, the show is awesome! I hope to see future ones.

Have you considered doing it as a vlog (rather than attempting to get it on regular ol' TV)?

Not that I know anything about how that sort o ...